Performance marketing

Performance marketing is a marketing strategy where companies pay based on specific trackable actions―such as clicks or conversions―that are tied to marketing. As a lower funnel marketing strategy, it focuses on efficiently converting existing demand into sales rather than generating new interest. Common performance marketing channels include programmatic, paid search, and cost-per-sale affiliates.

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